Oh, I forgot to mention…

Before Thanksgiving, I was working on a hat commissioned by our former metro editor, Caryn Shinske, for her best friend, Jay Jefferson Cooke. Jay had been bugging me to make him this hat, but Caryn had already commissioned me, so I kept telling him he’d have to wait until after I got all my Christmas presents knitted.

Here's the tobaggon hat I made for Caryn Shinkske to give to her best friend, Jay Jefferson Cooke.

I don’t have a photo of him wearing the hat, but before I gave it to Caryn a few weeks ago, I did take a photo of it. The hearts and the “AG” on there have nothing to do with an attorney general. Jay always called Caryn’s mom “Aunt Gail” and Aunt Gail was supposed to make him this hat, but she got ill and never had the chance to make it before she passed on. So Caryn had me embroider the hearts and initials there, and if Jay doesn’t want them to show, he can fold the cuff up and cover them up.

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About Pam MacKenzie

Pam MacKenzie grew up in a real estate family. Her parents were real estate brokers and office managers, and she herself was a licensed agent in the 1970s. But early on, Pam discovered she'd much rather write about the industry than sell. Now in her eighth year as the real estate editor at the Courier News, Pam believes she has the best job at the paper. In this blog, she's on a mission to empower readers to give them a strong understanding of anything and everything that can impact their ability to own a home. And she believes passionately that when you understand the real estate industry in New Jersey, you understand so much more: the education system, economic and racial bias, the way politics works or doesn't work and ecology, to name a few. She invites everybody to leave lots of comments, even when they disagree with her.

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Pam explores local knitting groups and yarn shops, critiques patterns and shares her wisdom on techniques for improving your craft.

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Pam MacKenzie
Our real estate editor, Pam MacKenzie, expresses her creative side in this blog about knitting. Pam learned to knit at age 6, when her friend’s mother made Pam’s doll a dress, and Pam wanted to make more. Her mother wanted her to learn how to sew in high school, but she was afraid of the sewing machines, cutting fabric the wrong way, and the potential that sewing would have for bringing down her grade-point average. Every year, she managed to find a course conflict to avoid sewing classes. But the day after high school graduation, she took her graduation money to a fabric store, bought a kit to make a sweater, taught herself to read patterns and never looked back. These days, she knits a prayer shawl every month, along with sweaters, tote bags, gift bags and other goodies. She also designs many of her projects. Read More About PamE-mail Pam